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FIELD
MANUFACTURING
Review of Glass Container Manufacturing unit standards
Subfield
Glass and Glazing
Domain
Glass Container Manufacturing
Id
18768-18772, 18919-18924
The Plastics and Materials Processing Industry Training Organisation Incorporated
(PaMPITO) has completed the review of the unit standards listed above.
Date new versions published
November 2006
Planned review date
December 2010
Summary of review and consultation process
After use of all the registered unit standards for three years, it had become apparent that
there were quite extensive gaps in the skills and knowledge specified at all levels of the
Glass Container Manufacturing unit standards. Furthermore, experience with training
delivery and assessment of these unit standards had identified a number of aspects that
needed some adjustments or amendments. This review was seen as a crucial part of a
continued drive towards skill enhancement in this sector.
As training towards these unit standards is delivered and assessed exclusively on a large
single site, the required feedback from training, assessment, and moderation needed for
this review had been progressively accumulated on that site. A small team of staff
involved with training delivery and assessment was assembled to provide the main input
into this review. Their expertise was also supplemented by a number of other specialists
who all actively contributed as required. The review involved regular meetings over a
period of four months.
The review resulted in modifications to eight unit standards, with three unit standards
designated as expiring, five replacement unit standards and eight new unit standards to
better meet industry needs.
Main changes resulting from the review
 Unit standard 18768 had its credit value increased, performance criteria 1.7-1.9 added,
and the range for performance criteria 2.4 extended slightly. Minor wording changes
were also made in both elements to clarify performance requirements.
 Unit standard 18769 had its title and entry information amended. Performance criteria
2.1 and 2.7 were added, performance criteria 2.2 and 2.3 were rewritten, and previous
performance criteria 1.2 and 2.4 were removed. The ranges for performance criteria 1.1
and 2.8 were amended and the range for performance criterion 2.4 was removed. The
evidence requirements for performance criteria 2.8, 2.9, and 2.10 were amended.
 Unit standard 18770 had its title and the evidence requirements for element 1 amended.
A range was added to performance criterion 1.1 and performance criterion 1.3 was
reworded, to clarify performance requirements.
 Unit standards 23064 and 23065 replaced unit standard 18771.
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 Unit standard 18772 had previous element 2 removed, and amendments were made to
the wording of range statements in performance criteria 1.1, 2.1, 2.2, and 2.3.
Element 4, and performance criterion 4.3 were amended. The evidence requirements
for performance criteria2.2-2.5, and element 4 were amended.
 Unit standard 18919 had its entry information amended and its level decreased as a
result of provider feedback.
 Unit standard 18920 had performance criterion 2.1 added, a range was added to
performance criterion 2.3, and the order of performance criterion 2.4 was changed.
Amendments were made to the range statements in performance criteria 1.2 and 2.4.
 Unit standard 23062 replaced unit standard 18921.
 Unit standard 18922 had the title changed and the order of elements 1 and 2 reversed.
Element 1 had its range amended and performance criterion 1.1 added, while element 2
was amended and previous performance criterion 2.4 removed. Element 3 was
amended.
 Unit standards 23067 and 23068 replaced unit standard 18923.
 Unit standard 18924 had its credit value increased as a result of provider feedback.
Element 1 was amended, new performance criteria 2.2, 2.4, and 2.5 were added, and
the wording of performance criteria 2.1 and 2.3 was amended with a range also added
to performance criterion 2.1.
 The accreditation options stated in the unit standards were updated to match
PaMPITO's revised AMAP.
 Special Notes were edited, and modified where required, to ensure consistency with
unit standard content, and in terms of style and format among unit standards.
 Eight new unit standards have been developed.
Unit standards categorised as category C expire at the end of December 2007.
Impact on existing provider accreditations
Current Accreditation for
Nature of
accreditation
Subfield
Classification
Glass and Glazing
Accreditation extended to
Level Nature of
accreditation
2
Standard
Id
Level
23065
3
Impact on Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP)
The AMAP will be updated to reflect the outcome of this review.
Impact on existing qualifications
Qualifications that contain the reviewed standards or classifications are tabled below.
Affected
Not materially affected
The qualification lists a reviewed classification (domain or subfield) in an elective set
The qualification lists a standard that has changes to level or credits
The qualification lists a C or D category standard
The qualification lists a standard that has a new title
The qualification lists a standard that has a new classification
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The following PaMPITO qualifications are impacted by the outcome of this review and will
be reviewed before December 2006. The items that generated the Affected status are in
bold:
Qualification title
National Certificate in Engineering and Technology
(Glass Containers) (Level 2) [Ref: 0947]
National Certificate in Engineering and Technology
(Glass Containers) (Level 3) [Ref: 0948]
National Certificate in Engineering and Technology
(Glass Containers) (Level 4) [Ref: 0949]
National Certificate in Materials Processing (Level 1) with strands in
General, Plastics Injection Moulding, Plastics Extrusion, Plastics
Blow Moulding, Plastics Thermoforming, Plastics Blown Film
Extrusion, Plastics Film Conversion, Plastics Injection Stretch-Blow
Moulding, Plastics Rotational Moulding, Plastics Film Slitting,
Expanded Polystyrene Moulding, Glass Containers, and Paint
Manufacturing [Ref: 1072]
National Certificate in Materials Processing (Level 2) with strands in
General, Plastics Injection Moulding, Plastics Extrusion, Plastics
Blow Moulding, Plastics Pressure Thermoforming, Plastics Vacuum
Thermoforming, Plastics Blown Film Extrusion, Plastics Film
Conversion, Plastics Injection Stretch-Blow Moulding, Plastics
Rotational Moulding, Expanded Polystyrene Moulding, Polystyrene
Pre-expansion, Glass Containers, and Paint Manufacturing
[Ref: 1073]
Standard in the qualification
18769, 18770, 18771
18919, 18921, 18922
18923, 18924
18768
18769, 18770, 18771
Summary of main changes
All changes are in bold.
Key to review category
A Dates changed, but no other changes are made - the new version of the standard carries the same Id and a new
version number
B Changes made, but the overall outcome remains the same - the new version of the standard carries the same Id
and a new version number
C Major changes that necessitate the registration of a replacement standard with a new Id
D Standard will expire and not be replaced
Subfield
Glass and Glazing
Domain
Glass Container Manufacturing
Id
Title
Level Credit
18768
1
18769
18770
Demonstrate knowledge of glass container
manufacturing
Supply raw materials to glass furnace operations
Maintain supply of raw materials for glass
furnace operations
Perform analysis of batch and glass quality
Perform analytical tests for batch and glass
quality in accordance with enterprise
procedure
2
4
5
8
2
3
Review
Category
B
B
B
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Id
Title
Level Credit
18771
23064
and
23065
18772
Operate glass container forming equipment
Operate off-line glass container forming
equipment
Operate glass container forming equipment
Operate glass container inspection and packaging
equipment
Perform job changes on an independent section
machine for glass container forming
Perform advanced operations for glass container
forming
Demonstrate knowledge of glass container
conveying, inspection, and packaging equipment
Demonstrate knowledge of glass container
conveying, inspection, packaging, and quality
control
Perform and control glass container inspection and
packaging operations
Perform quality control on a glass container
production line
Operate and control glass furnace operations
Describe the principles, operation and control
of a glass furnace
Control automatic raw material weighing and
delivery equipment and operate a glass furnace
Control and optimise the glass container forming
process
Demonstrate knowledge of batch house
operations for glass container production
Demonstrate knowledge of forming equipment
for the production of glass containers
Demonstrate basic knowledge of glass furnace
structure and operations
Carry out emergency operation of plant
services and equipment for glass container
production
Demonstrate knowledge of glass container raw
materials and control glass furnace operations
Demonstrate knowledge of mould equipment
for glass container production
Prepare, service, and repair of mould
equipment for glass container production
Perform fault diagnosis, repair and
modification of mould equipment for glass
container production
2
2
8
4
3
2
8
8
B
3
2
3
4
B
10
B
2
2
C
1
6
3
10
B
4
2
12
6
C
3
15
4
B
1
15
20
2
1
2
New
1
3
New
3
12
New
4
20
New
1
2
New
2
16
New
3
10
New
18919
18920
18921
23062
18922
18923
23067
and
23068
18924
23061
23063
23066
23069
23070
23071
23072
23073
Review
Category
C
New
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